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C a S E S T U D Y R E P O R T Sherman Island Delta C A S E S T U D Y R E P O R T SHERMAN ISLAND DELTA PROJECT November 2013 Written by Bradley Angell, Richard Fisher & Ryan Whipple a project of Ante Meridiem Incorporated with the direct support of the Delta Alliance International Foundation © 2013 Ante Meridiem Incorporated ABSTRACT This report is an official beginning to a model design for Sherman Island, an important land mass that lies at the meeting point of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers of the California Delta system. As design is typically dominated by a particular driving discipline or a paramount policy concern, the resulting decision-making apparatus is normally governed by that discipline or policy. After initial review of Sherman Island, such a “single” discipline or “principle” policy approach is not appropriate for Sherman Island. At this critical physical place at the heart of California Delta, an inter-disciplinary and equal-weighted policy balance is necessary to meet both the immediate and long-term requirements for rehabilitation of the project site. Exhibiting the collected work of a small team of design and policy specialists, the Case Study Report for the Sherman Island Delta Project outlines the multitude of interests, disciplines and potential opportunities for design expression on the selected 1,000 acre portion of Sherman Island under review. Funded principally by a generous grant from the Delta Alliance, the team researched applicable uses and technologies with a pragmatic case study approach to the subject, physically documenting exhibitions of each technology as geographically close to the project site as possible. After study and on-site documentation, the team compiled this wealth of discovery in three substantive chapters: a site characterization report, the stakeholders & goals assessment, and a case study report. In its final iteration, seven cases are published in this report as having valid potential for the project site in meeting the critical demands for the project. These cases include the Far Niente Winery Floating Solar Array; Feather River Setback Levee; Mayberry Farms Subsidence Reversal & Carbon Sequestration Project; Nimbus Hatchery & Visitor’s Center; Rio Viento RV Park Wind Turbine; Sherman Lake Marina; and the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. Further, after the team’s review was complete, five additional case studies were identified for future research and potential application in completion of the project. These cases include the Yolo Bypass as Integrated Flood, Agricultural & Wildlife Sanctuary; Hydroponics Floating Greenhouse; Floating Markets of Bangkok; Anaerobic Digestion Food Waste Processing Center; and the Floating Charter School of Lagos. The Case Study Report for the Sherman Island Delta Project, as presented in the following chapters is principally a foundation document to guide the specialist team, stakeholders and agency officials in creating a model design scheme for the project site. As equal, coordinated investment is necessary from each interest category, the following Case Study Report allows all parties to review, reflect and invest in those design solutions they find both physically and politically ideal for this critical property. From this body of exhibited design success that has been demonstrated by like proximate developers, an approach to rehabilitating this 1,000 acre portion of Sherman Island can be defined without risking the continued marginalization of the island community. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT.........................................................................................................................ii TABLE OF CONTENTS .....................................................................................................iii LIST OF FIGURES.............................................................................................................iv LIST OF TABLES ...............................................................................................................vi 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................1 2. Site Characterization Report .........................................................................................5 3. Stakeholders & Goals Assessment.................................................................................21 4. Case Study Report..........................................................................................................41 Far Niente Winery Floating Solar Array...............................................................46 Feather River Setback Levee .................................................................................52 Mayberry Farms Subsidence Reversal & Carbon Sequestration Project ...............................................................................58 Nimbus Hatchery & Visitor’s Center ....................................................................65 Rio Viento RV Park Wind Turbine .......................................................................71 Sherman Lake Marina...........................................................................................78 Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area .....................................................................................82 5. Conclusion......................................................................................................................87 A. Cases of Future Interest ..........................................................................................88 Yolo Bypass as Integrated Flood, Agricultural & Wildlife Sanctuary..................88 Hydroponics Floating Greenhouse .......................................................................89 Floating Markets of Bangkok ...............................................................................89 Anaerobic Digestion Food Waste Processing Center ...........................................89 Floating Charter School of Lagos .........................................................................90 B. Operations & Ownership Framework.....................................................................93 C. Future Work ............................................................................................................95 iii LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE Page Chapter 2 1 All Environmental Resources ...............................................................................................7 2 Project Site Area ...................................................................................................................8 3 Agricultural Resources..........................................................................................................9 4 Economic Resources.............................................................................................................10 5 Hazard Resources .................................................................................................................11 6 Hydrology/Water Resources................................................................................................12 7 Recreation Resources ...........................................................................................................13 8 Utility System Resources ......................................................................................................14 9 Transportation Resources ....................................................................................................15 Chapter 3 1 Delta and Suisun Potential Restoration Sites ......................................................................26 Chapter 4 1 Case Study Proximity to Sherman Island.............................................................................43 2 Aerial View of Floating Solar Array (Source: Google Maps) ..............................................50 3 Model of Array Design (Source: Thompson Technology Industries) .................................50 4 Alternative Concept of Floating Array (Source: QuestPoint Solar Solutions)....................50 5 Solar Radiation for Northern California (Source: Focus Solar, Germany)........................51 6 Noted Model of Array Design (Source: Thompson Technology Industries) .....................51 7 Annual Maintenance (Source: Far Niente Winery) ............................................................51 8 Setback Levee Site Plan (Source: Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority)...............56 9 Feather River & Antiquated Primary Levee .........................................................................56 10 Backside of Antiquated Sand Levee......................................................................................56 11 New Setback Levee after Completion...................................................................................56 12 Setback Levee Expanded Floodway (Source: Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority) ............................................................................................................................57 13 Feather River Watershed......................................................................................................57 14 Setback Levee Specification Section (Source: Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority) .............................................................................................................................57 15 Aerial View of Mayberry Farms (Source: Google Maps).....................................................62 16 UC Berkeley Flux Tower (Source: University of Californi,a
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